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THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE<br/>
<span class=large>THESSALONIANS</span>
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CHAPTER 5
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Saints shall know the season of the Second Coming of Christ—Live as becometh saints—Rejoice evermore—Despise not prophesyings.
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But</span> of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
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For yourselves know perfectly that the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/2a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Day of the Lord; TG Millennium, Preparing a People for.">day</a> of the Lord so cometh as a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/2b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 106: 4.">thief</a> in the night.
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For when they shall say, Peace and <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Refuge.">safety</a>; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/3b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 1: 2.">escape</a>.
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But ye, brethren, are not in <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="Rom. 13: 12 (12-13).">darkness</a>, that that <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/4b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 17: 24; Luke 21: 34.">day</a> should overtake you as a thief.
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Ye are all the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/5a" mark="a" type="R" title="GR sons; TG Children of Light.">children</a> of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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Therefore let us not <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sleep.">sleep</a>, as <i>do</i> others; but let us <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/6b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Watchfulness.">watch</a> and be <sup>c</sup><a href="1_thes/5/6c" mark="c" type="R" title="GR sober, vigilant, circumspect; TG Abstinence.">sober</a>.
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For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
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But let us, who are of the day, be <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Levity.">sober</a>, putting on the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/8b" mark="b" type="A" title="Rom. 13: 12; Eph. 6: 11 (11-18).">breastplate</a> of <sup>c</sup><a href="1_thes/5/8c" mark="c" type="A" title="Col. 1: 4 (4-5); 1 Thes. 1: 3.">faith</a> and love; and for an helmet, the <sup>d</sup><a href="1_thes/5/8d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Hope.">hope</a> of salvation.
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For God hath not appointed us to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Thes. 1: 10; 1 Pet. 2: 8 (6-8).">wrath</a>, but to obtain <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Salvation.">salvation</a> by our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/10a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Immortality.">live</a> together with him.
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Wherefore <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/11a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR exhort, console, encourage.">comfort</a> yourselves together, and <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/11b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Edification.">edify</a> one another, even as also ye do.
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And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/12a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Leadership.">labour</a> among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
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And to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/13a" mark="a" type="C" title="Philip. 2: 29; TG Respect.">esteem</a> them very highly in love for their work’s sake.  <i>And</i> be at <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/13b" mark="b" type="A" title="Mark 9: 50; Rom. 15: 5 (1-7); D&C 20: 54 (53-55).">peace</a> among yourselves.
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Now we exhort you, brethren, <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/14a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Warnings.">warn</a> them that are <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Thes. 3: 11.">unruly</a>, <sup>c</sup><a href="1_thes/5/14c" mark="c" type="P" title="GR encourage, console.">comfort</a> the <sup>d</sup><a href="1_thes/5/14d" mark="d" type="P" title="GR faint-hearted, despondent.">feebleminded</a>, <sup>e</sup><a href="1_thes/5/14e" mark="e" type="P" title="GR care for.">support</a> the <sup>f</sup><a href="1_thes/5/14f" mark="f" type="P" title="GR infirm, doubting, timid.">weak</a>, be patient toward all <i>men.</i>
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See that none <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/15a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Retribution.">render</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Forbearance.">evil</a> for evil unto any <sup>c</sup><a href="1_thes/5/15c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Enemies."><i>man</i></a>; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all <i>men.</i>
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Joy.">Rejoice</a> evermore.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Prayer.">Pray</a> without ceasing.
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In every thing give <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/18a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Communication; TG Thanksgiving.">thanks</a>: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/19a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR Extinguish, Hinder, Suppress.">Quench</a> not the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/19b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Holy Ghost, Gifts of; TG Holy Ghost, Loss of.">Spirit</a>.
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Despise not prophesyings.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/21a" mark="a" type="S" title="GR Examine, Put to the test; 1 Jn. 4: 1 (1-6); TG Study; TG Test, Try, Prove.">Prove</a> all things; hold fast that which is good.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Abstinence.">Abstain</a> from all <sup>b</sup><a href="1_thes/5/22b" mark="b" type="R" title="GR kinds; TG Apparel.">appearance</a> of <sup>c</sup><a href="1_thes/5/22c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Evil.">evil</a>.
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And the very God of peace <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sanctification.">sanctify</a> you wholly; and <i>I pray God</i> your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Faithful <i>is</i> he that calleth you, who also will do <i>it.</i>
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Brethren, pray for us.
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Greet all the brethren with an holy <sup>a</sup><a href="1_thes/5/26a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST 1 Thes. 5: 26  . . .  salutation.">kiss</a>.
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I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <i>be</i> with you.  Amen.
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